The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-19
MIR. O'BRIEN IN TORONTO.
A LARGE CROWD AWAIT HIM AT THE
UNION DEPOT.

- . Reception is Held and Address Of
Welcome Read to Hlm-NIr. O'Brien
Greatly Moved Over the Address.
TORONTO, May 18-Editor O'Brien ar
arrived here from Montreal at 10 this morn
ing, and was driven to the Rossin house un-
molested. There was a large crowd about
the Union depot Mr.. O'Brien was accompa-
MED by Dennis Kilbride, the evicted tenant,
and they were received by the executive
committee Of the local branch Of the league.
As the visitors ste pped from the train to the
station they were greeted with lusty cheers,
mingled with groans from the Orangemen.
Al noon an informal reception was held and
addresses read.
At the Rossin house large crowd had as
sembled on the street and the corridors were
crowded When O'Brien made his appear
ance cheers were called for Lansdowne and
given heartily. Cheers were then called for
O'Brien and were given as heartily the
Others. When O'Brien entered the hotel the
crowd in the corridor again called for cheers
for Lansdowne followed by cheers for
OBrien and groans O'Brien took up po-
sition on the bottom steps Of the stairway
and his friends were introduced to him,
among them being many ladies. Secretary
Cahill, of the local branch of the Land
league, then stepped forward and read the
following address:
ITO WILLIAM o OBRIEN, EDITOR OF UNITED
IRELAND: On behalf of the Irish National
lists of this city, we welcome you to Toronto.
The prominent position which you have held
both as q journalist and as politician in
the ranks of the Irish Nationalist, and the
a,,A xuifl Hu1,f
have always aided the great Irish leader,
have placed your name among those most
revered by ali Irishmen throughout the
world. A strong and earnest manner in
which you have advocated the rights of the
evicted tenants of Ireland, and brought to
light the cruelty and oppression of their ar
rogant landlords deserves the praise and
sympathy of all liberal minded men. In the
Irish National party, and in members of it,
such as yourself, sir the peasants and work.
ing classes not only Of Ireland but Of the
world have the best advocates Of their rights
and liberties The success of the great Lib
eral party of England and our own Irish Ma
tional party is progress to humanity. The Irish
Nationalists Of Toronto extend to you their
best wishes for the success Of your present
undertaking, feeling certain that the motives
which impel you to appeal to the freedom
loving people of Canada are motives deserv-
ing of our warmest sympathy and support.
The many eminent services which you have
rendered to the Irish people are a sufficient
testimony of your mission. We have not yet
forgotten the gallant fight you made in de-
fence Of the liberties of our countrymen when
Forest ruled at Dublin Castle Your ex-
posure Of the character and conduct of the
rHlers Of Ireland was another of the many
great actions for which we owe you
a debt of thanks. Your present mis-
sion will be inseparably connected with
master stroke of policy which you have
devoted all your energy and great abilities
TO carry to a successful issue. The wonder
full results Of that policy are apparent in the
peace and order prevailing throughout Ire
land, and it is no exaggeration to say that it
has preserved the homes and happiness, not
to mention the lives, of thousands of our fell
low-countrymen in Ireland. The plan of cam
paign is the safety Of the Irish tenantry, and
your advocacy OF that plan has endeared
you to the hearts of your race all over the
world Once more we express to you our
earnest wishes for your welfare and pray
God to grant that success to your endeavors
on behalf Of defenseless people which Is
merited by the justice and reasonableness
VI your InlsslOl
~ A. MULLIGAN, President.
"DANIEL P. CAHILL, Sety I. N. League"
There were also dozen other names at
tached to the address. Mr.. O'Brien, who ap-
peared deeply moved, in replying said that
bis heart was overhowing with gratitude for
the way his countrymen had received him.
It was a recognition of the risks they in
Cured in siding with him against the pow
srful lord he had come to arraign. He would
not forget it he lived hundred year. He
did not refer to personal threats, but to the
fact that no citizen Of Canada would be in
timidated by having revolvers thrust in
their faces or by threats Of violence Sum-
mer friends are easy to obtain, but the pres
emit case was one in which the test was made
of the loyalty to the cause. God bless the
whole Canadian people for the fair play
shown him and insisted upon by them.
At the conclusion of the speech cheers were
called for and given for Lansdowne and
counter cheers for O'Brien.